Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Roster: 2011 World Series Umpires

MLB has announced the 2011 World Series Umpires. The World Series is the third and final round of the 2011 MLB Playoffs. Percentages from our World Series poll are listed alongside umpire points.

Crew A (WS/TEX@STL)
Jerry Layne^ -cc (8 pts, 34%)
Greg Gibson* (6 pts, 51%)
Alfonso Marquez^ (20 pts, 41%)
Ron Kulpa* (12 pts, 31%)
Ted Barrett^ (12 pts, 50%)
Gary Cederstrom^ (4 pts, 42%)

-cc denotes Crew Chief, * denotes first World Series assignment. ^ denotes second World Series assignment. Note that no umpires have previously been assigned to more than one World Series. Per UEFL Rule 4.c.iii, all umpires selected to appear in the World Series shall receive three bonus points for this appearance; crew chiefs shall receive one additional bonus point for this role (four points total).

Video: St. Louis hometown umpire Kulpa in World Series, Interview

The UEFL Standings have been updated:

1. kickersrule (West/Wendelstedt) - 38
2. sachmet (West/Bellino) - 33
3. tt49 (Wendelstedt/Guccione) - 32
3. mtn335 (West/Hudson) - 32
5. yawetag (Hernandez/Joyce) - 30
6. cyclone14 (Wegner/Johnson) - 28
6. BONZ_kansascity (West/Hernandez) - 28
8. RichMSN (West/Emmel) - 26
9. BSBALLUMP (Rapuano/Drake) - 25
9. DanNJ316 (West/Kulpa) - 25

The results of our World Series umpire poll are listed below.

From the Eligible List, Choose Your World Series Umpires (Select 6).